The indoor air quality of any closed space is closely related to the great diversity of construction\nmaterials and finishes used, as well as the low ventilation rates. In fact, several chemical products\nand toxic materials (asbestos fibers, formaldehyde vapors, volatile organic compounds, etc.) are\nused in construction materials, finishes (carpets, paints, sealants, preservatives, glues, plastics, etc.),\nand goods (fabrics, furniture, agglomerated wood particles, cleaning products, etc.), releasing\npolluting substances into the air, or retaining dust and impurities, some of which may contribute to\nthe worsening of the users' health. As individuals spend 80 to 90% of their lives inside buildings,\nthey are vulnerable to allergies, asthma, infectious diseases, and cancers. Other chronic low-level\neffects, diffuse in certain buildings called \u201cSick Building Syndrome\u201d (SBS), particularly in\nmechanically ventilated buildings, should also be mentioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The objectives of this project are, on the one hand, the identification of air-polluting agents inside\nbuildings, associated with construction and finish materials, which are harmful to health, and, on the\nother hand, the application of a generic methodology, combining multivariate data analysis\ntechniques, with a geometric substrate, capable of generating quantitative indices that \u201cmeasure\u201d the\nspatial variability of air quality.\nTo achieve these objectives, it is proposed to carry out the project in three steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 1. Identification and characterization of parameters (variables) likely to cause damage to user\u2019s health;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 2. Measures of the previously identified parameters in three types of buildings (housing, office,\nteaching);<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 3. Model adaptation, calibration, production, and validation of results for each case study.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":2348,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"tipo_de_projetos":[25],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n